Diesel fumes baffle bees

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arb0526
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Diesel fumes baffle bees

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If the foraging bees are unable to find nectar, the entire hive will suffer for a lack of food -- as will the plants that depend on pollination to reproduce.

"And without efficient, effective pollination, there are going to be consequences for human health," says Newman.

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/ ... 862215.htm
Jacobs
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Re: Diesel fumes baffle bees

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That's why I won't buy bus passes for my bees to use to go foraging!
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